portrait of Napoleon

tai1980

[center]Napoleon Crossing the St. Bernard8 q5 \& X) ?3 o4 ^+ r0 U) B  B
Jacques-Louis David
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" K- x( b0 \% |) i. L: \% D+ S0 nThis painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801.
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5 d8 ~4 d; _5 {- q$ a; eLike most of David's portraits of Napoleon, this was a propaganda piece. Napoleon actually crossed the Alps on a mule because mules have better balance and traction, are lower to the ground, and do better in cold weather.
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" H" O  ?6 P7 Y' f[ Last edited by tai1980 on 2005-3-3 at 06:38 AM ]

月月鳥

我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含, r4 n, r: O8 T/ i* c6 k& a  \
有'呸傷'
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tai1980

Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:
* B! n0 \4 U  I: ^0 Z 我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含
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即係拿破倫ng係病死

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, S: {- ~3 |9 F& A5 R, ?% _. bu are right , his food was poisoned by the british